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Ecolab (ECL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Ecolab (ECL) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.13%.

  • Ecolab's Return on Capital Employed fell 300.0% to 0.13% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.13%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.16% for FY2024, which is 500.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Ecolab reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.13% as of Q3 2025, which was down 300.0% from 0.16% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Ecolab's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q3 2024 and a low of 0.09% during Q1 2021
  • For the 5-year period, Ecolab's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.12%, with its median value being 0.11% (2023).
  • Its Return on Capital Employed has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 600bps in 2024, then crashed by -300bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Ecolab's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.1% in 2021, then dropped by -8bps to 0.09% in 2022, then increased by 24bps to 0.11% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 41bps to 0.16% in 2024, then decreased by -17bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.13% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.16% in Q2 2025 and 0.16% in Q1 2025.